MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders

Tabled by Erik Marquardt

Added: Ga. whereas in accordance with Article 41 of the Schengen Borders Code, specific rules apply in respect of Ceuta and Melilla, meaning that people who arrive irregularly in Ceuta need a permit to travel onwards to the Spanish mainland or to other countries in the Schengen area or the EU; whereas despite the fact that the people who arrived could not travel onwards from Ceuta, and despite the Council confirming that onward movements did not take place, the Italian Government introduced internal border controls between Italy and Spain from 1 August 2026 until 1 September 2026, and has since extended those controls until 16 September 2026; whereas Germany also referred to the situation in Ceuta when prolonging its internal border controls;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE788.264